Singapore Plans New Measures to Boost Birth Rate

news.ph.msn.com — Singapore is working on a slew of new measures aimed at boosting the city-state's flagging birth rate, the government said Monday.The new measures, which will be announced next month, will include more financial support for parents and policies to encourage a pro-family environment in the workplace, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said in parliament.Singapore has observed the policies of industrialised countries such as Sweden and Denmark, which are enjoying high fertility rates with the introduction of generous social benefits, but will not be completely employing the same measures, he said.

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